Dixons neat little square tubes

Whistle
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Do anyone have a idea where those tubes can be purchased? I would like to get one for every whistle I have
Steve

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I think this came up before. They appear to be the same as drill bit covers, but I don’t remember if anyone found a supplier.

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Could have been me that asked :laughing: I have the memory of a snail at times.
I thought about just making some pvc tubes , but the square tubes just look so nice
Steve

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Couldn’t come up with exactly the ones you mean. But these look nice:

http://www.visipak.com/square_tubes.shtml

$194.25 for 350 lengths of four foot, if I’ve read their pricing correctly. Should keep you going …

… or you could try their “free sample”.

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Big Whistle at http://www.bigwhistle.co.uk/shop_results.asp?search=1&keyword=&subcat=15&GO=GO+�&offset=0 sells some square clear plastic tubes for whistle. They are called ‘‘whistle carriers’’ for about $1.77. Scroll down that page a bit.

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thanks! both would work , those ones from Big Whistle are exactly what I was looking for , and priced good .
Thanks
Steve

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Yea, these telescoping tubes are great. A couple whistle purchases included these handy, protective gems. I use a drumstick bag for my whistles but my Abell goes in one of these tubes…THEN in the drumstick bag.

Thanks to Tommy for the link…that’s the one. BTW Tommy, do you know of any vendors here in the states?

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those are called QuadroPack made by rose plastics.
http://www.rose-plastic.us/index.1585.1.html

they sell them wholesale, per box of several hundred.
see datasheet with table of sizes.

You could become the US whistle tube retailer.

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I have looked on goggle, and ebay for the square tubes to put my wood whistles in, but have not found any in the States so far. The only tube I found here in a small amount was at a pet store. They sell (about$5.00) a 1’’ by 36’’ long clear plastic round tube for fish tanks. You cut it to length to make a riser for under gravel aquarium filters. I used one to make an extra tone tube for my Howad low whistle. But have not seen anything to use for an end cap to hold small whistles.

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Well now, there they are. :thumbsup:

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Remember to drill a little hole in them to let the whistles breathe…

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Very good point, Mike. I’ve stored a still-wet whistle in one of these sealed tubes for a couple of days, and the result was not pretty.

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Hmmm…they’re handy, but if you carry them in come confined space (full backpack or such), those bumps tend to cut in into whistle, and you end up with scratched whistle. Like little rings. :puppyeyes:

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Yeah. I generally leave the tops off after a similar experience.

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I’m suprised that plastic can cut into whistles, unless you’re talking about whistles made of cheese or something. I guess you could wrap them in cotton wool or an old sock first then place in the plastic tube.

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The secert to making whistles of cheese is to bake them very low and slow. Also best to make the tone holes first or else you will need drills made of titanium.

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At least the titanium drills would come in hand plastic tubes.

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Mike , I have some old socks I could send you :laughing: JK :slight_smile:

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Huh? The bumps are along the OUTSIDE length of two opposite CORNER edges of the smaller tube (see photos in this thread). Even if the bumps were on the inside, if you place a round object like a whistle into a square tube, the curve of the round whistle will never come into contact with those bumps in the extreme corners of the square tube. It’s simple physics. If you have one of these tubes, I don’t understand how your whistles are getting scratched by the bumps.

The only way I can understand a whistle inside one of these tubes getting marked is from the cut end of the smaller size tube that’s inserted into the larger tube. If a whistle is rolling inside the tube from a lot of jostling under constant and prolonged movement, the end of the smaller plastic tube could create a ring on the whistle at that one spot…but certainly not a lot of little rings along the length of the whistle. I’ve had no problems, but then my whistles don’t get jostled about much.

I do agree whistles shouldn’t be stored in these tubes if still wet from playing. For me, the tubes are for transportation, not storage. After sessions and gigs, I always swab out my Abell and clean the windway before placing it back in the tube. When I get home I always remove it from the tube. So it’s never stored in the tube.

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That’s exactly what’s happened to my Dixon Trad. It now has a very pronounced ring from the smaller end of the tube. It won’t be long til it’s cut through to the base metal. I, now, wouldn’t carry a top end whistle in one of these without a sock as well.